What does it do?
I'm glad you asked.
Consider that your mind is a super computer. It's energy source is your body which generates electricity and circulates certain chemicals which are used to translate and communicate data input and output. Your computer brain needs your body to be in perfect health for it to function properly and continue to function for as long as possible. So here we see that there is a definite and necessary link between your mind and your body.
Part of the N.L.P. technique is called "Anchoring". There are exercises where you can create positive mental states which can then be "Anchored" physically to a body part so every time you touch that body part your mind will automatically release the positive state and make you feel better. This is good for beating phobias and addictions as well as confidence building. This is just one example of your mind and body working in unity.
N.L.P. connects mind a body to produce satisfying, positive emotional balance.
How does it work?
Your questions are getting better.
Think about the enigma of the internet. Think about all the information that is on the internet. Trillions of websites, pages, blogs, images etc etc etc. Now answer me this, where is it all stored?
Now think about all the information that is in your brain or as we shall now introduce, your Conscious Mind. That is the part of your mind that you are aware of.
Now consider how big your mind has to be in order to store and process this information.
Immeasurable right?
Well that immeasurable part is called your Sub-Conscious Mind.
N.L.P. considers that your conscious mind is just a fraction of the size of your sub conscious mind yet it is your sub conscious mind where you do all your thinking and processing. Therefore in order to "produce satisfying, positive emotional balance." we need to access your sub conscious mind.
There are various ways in which we do this.
- Mind Mapping
- Time Line Manipulation
- Symbolic Tracing/Journeying
- Meta Positioning
- Emotional Response Analysis
- 12 Mind States
- Mind Set Identification.
And many, many more exercises which when used will open up your sub conscious to allow you to start identifying with it better and using it to your advantage in your day to day life.
So N.L.P. works by accessing your Sub-Conscious Mind to allow better communication and processing between mind and body.
How does N.L.P. benefit me?
I was wondering when you were going to ask that.
N.L.P. splits the mind into 3 parts.
The Conscious Mind
The Sub-Conscious Mind
The Higher Mind
It also identifies 3 different mind types which all of us are one of.
Kinesthetic - tactile, physical, easy visualisation
Sensory - feelings, emotions, no real visualisation
Auditory - colours, sounds, symbolism
What this means is that whoever you are, your mind can be identified in type and then further split into three sections to work on your beliefs and perceptions of life.
We have identified that the Sub-conscious is vast and the real processing plant for the brain, we can also further identify that there is a Higher Mind (spiritual beliefs, the unknown, the possible) which may have a strong influence over our judgements. The result of both of these parts of the mind is the Conscious Mind, what comes out, the way you consciously react to life (events and circumstances).
So because we can identify your mind in this way, it means we can communicate with it or as is the case in N.L.P., teach you how to communicate with it so you can access your most positive resources.
If you can access all the parts of your mind in a way which you understand then you will find all the answers to all your problems because believe it or not, you already know everything, it's just that your Conscious Mind is so full of problems and issues that it clouds everything else and stops you accessing it. N.L.P. removes the clouds, lets you see through and visually and physically communicate with your inner mind to bring forward your most powerful, positive, influential thoughts.
This allows to tackle:
- Self confidence
- Low self esteem
- Phobias
- Addictions
- Physical ailments
- Trauma
- Emotional imbalance
- Poor memory
- Learning difficulties
- Control issues
- Anger management
- Stress management
N.L.P. can also allow you to simply enjoy accessing your inner mind through symbolic journeying and can be used to improve meditation techniques.
Simply put, N.L.P. is a self belief system of mind management which teaches you how to take full control of your individual reality in order to bring positive change to your life.
